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- Matthew 13:3
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And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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- Matthew 13:10
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Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
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- Matthew 13:13
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This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
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- Matthew 13:18
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Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
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- Matthew 13:24
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Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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- Matthew 13:31
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He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
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- Matthew 13:33
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He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
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- Matthew 13:34
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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
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- Matthew 13:35
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So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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- Matthew 13:36
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Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
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- Matthew 13:53
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When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
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- Matthew 15:15
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Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
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- Matthew 21:33
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Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
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- Matthew 21:45
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When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
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- Matthew 22:1
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Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
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- Matthew 24:32
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Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
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- Mark 3:23
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So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
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- Mark 4:2
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And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
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- Mark 4:10
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As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
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- Mark 4:11
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He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
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- Mark 4:13
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Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
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- Mark 4:30
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Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
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- Mark 4:33
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With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
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- Mark 4:34
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He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
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- Mark 7:17
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After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
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- Mark 12:1
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Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
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- Mark 12:12
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At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
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- Mark 13:28
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Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
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- Luke 4:23
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Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
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- Luke 5:36
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He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
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- Luke 6:39
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Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
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- Luke 8:4
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While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
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- Luke 8:9
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Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
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- Luke 8:10
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He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
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- Luke 8:11
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Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
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- Luke 12:16
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Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
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- Luke 12:41
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“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
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- Luke 13:6
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Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
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- Luke 14:7
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When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
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- Luke 15:3
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Then Jesus told them this parable:
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- Luke 18:1
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Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
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- Luke 18:9
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To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
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- Luke 19:11
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While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
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- Luke 20:9
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Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
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- Luke 20:19
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When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
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- Luke 21:29
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Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
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- Hebrews 9:9
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It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
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- Hebrews 11:19
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Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
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